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I W. A. BA-GLIN. METHOD OF FORMING AND STIGK'ING NAPPING BATS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR.-

No. 508,859. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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WVILLIAM A. BAGLIN, OF BROOKLYN ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO TWEEDY &

YORK, N. Y.

METHOD OF'FORMING AND STICKING NAPPlNG-BATS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,859, dated November 14, 1893.

Application filed March 10,1882.

To all whom it concern/.- A

Be it known thatl, WILLIAM A. BAGLIN, a

ing in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Forming and StickingNapping-Bats and Apparatus .Therefor, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to improvements 1n themanufactureof vnapped hats, and consists, first, in methods of forming and applying nap-bats to both sides of the brim as well as the body of the hat, before removing the body bat from its original forming cone; second, in forming in one piece a bat adapted to cover one side of the body and brim as well as the opposite side of the brim of a hat; third, in a cone adapted to form a bat for covering the body and both sides of a hat brim; fourth, in a method for sticking a napping bat to a previously felted hat body by supporting the hat body and napping bat together in a flattened condition, and sub ecting the same to a combined pressing'and rubbing action; fifth, in the combination with suitable flat rubbers for agitating and pressing both sides of the body at once, of an internal fiat carrier to prevent the adherence of the folded bat, and to obviate the necessity of crozing, 0r refolding or rolling the hat The mechanism employed for forming the napping bats referred to herein, consists in a perforated forming cone adapted torece ve the fur upon either its exterior or lnterior, and is shown in the drawings in modifications including either or both of such cones. The forming-of nap bats in such cones be ng al-' ready well known, such a process 1s not claimed herein; but only the particular construction of the convex and hollow cones for the purpose specified, z'. e. the covering of a the brim in a single operation.

In the drawings annexed, Figures 1 to 9 views being in section as will be readily dis tinguished; while Figs. 10 to 15 exhibit do:

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vices for sticking anybat whatever to a hat body upon a fiat surface. Fig. 1 is a section of a conical hat body with a bat appliedto the whole interior and to. the exterior of the brim. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a forming cone with a bat thereon, the cone being wholly of conical shape. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a double cone with a bat thereon, the upper part of the cone being of conical shape, and the lower part consisting in aninverted coni= cal frustum. Fig. lis a transverse section of a double cone with bat thereon, one part being of conical shape and-the contiguous part consisting in an inverted conical frustum. Fig. 5 is a section of a forming cone adapted to receive the fur upon its interior and having the bat and a hat body therein, one part of the cone being of conical shape and the contiguous part consisting in a conical frustumr Fig. 6 is an elevation of a cone with batthereon; Fig. 7 an elevation of a forming cone in the shape of a conical frustum. Fig. 8 shows the under side of the cone illustrated in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the same cone and a hollow inverted forming cone, with bats upon both of the said cones. Fig.10is an elevation of a stickingmachine with a stationary carrier for the hat body and bat. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the carrier and its driving connections illustrated in Fig. 12, which represents in elevation a sticking machine with a vibrating carrier. 1 Certain parts are shown in section in Figs. 10 and 12-wherc hatched. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of one of the rubbers illustrated in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a plan, and Fig. 15 a side elevation of a fiat table with a flat jigger applied to the same.

Fig.1 shows a hat body D in section with a bat B applied to its entire surface upon the inside, and to the brim upon the outside; the view illustrating the mode in which the bats produced by me are applied when thebat is formed all in one piece. As such a body can be readily turned inside out, it is immaterial to which side the brim section of the bat is applied; and my devices are adapted to apply the bat upon either side, as may be preferred. Thus in Fig. 2, the forming device consists of a convex cone A perforated over its upper part sufficiently to form. the body bat B. F :4.

Perforations are formed upon the cone (belowthosewhich are adapted to shape the body bat) to produce tongues or taper sections upon the bat, which tongues when turned up toward the point or top of the cone form together a bat in the shape of a conical frustum. Such frustum and the body bat B may form a single piece as the furis deposited simultaneously upon all the perforations in the cone. When a hat bodyfelted in conical form like that shown at D in Fig. 1, is placed'over the bat upon the cone, the flaps O canbe turned upward over the lower edge of the hat body and serve to form a nap upon the brim, as shown at c in Figs. 1' and 2. The edges of the flaps are so shaped as to form suitable joints, as indicated in dotted lines d; and they thus unite to form a complete covering for one sideof the brim. The hat body and bat can be stuck together, when thus joined or placed in contact, either upon the cone itself or apart therefrom; but as the sticking on a cone has been made the subject of --an application, Serial No. 53,307, tiled February 21, 1882, it is not claimed herein, but the method and means devised for sticking upon flat surfaces.

The bat shown in Fig. 2 has the brim piece continuous with the body bat; and another method of forming the same is shown in Fig. 3, to obviate the necessity for the notched edges upon the brim piece, which do not join permanently together so well as torn or ragged edges. In this figure, the body bat B is shown formed upon a cone of depth just equal to the bat, and the brim piece 0 is formed upon an inverted frustum of a cone joined to the first one, and perforated below their junction a depth equal to the width of the brim. When the hat body is placed over the bat B, thebrim bat can be torn in several places, as at b, and turned up over the lower edge of the hat body, as shown at c. V

InFigA another mode of forming the brim bat continuous with the body bat is shown; a frustum of an inverted hollow'cone E being fastened around the base of the body-forming-cone, and the brim bat being deposited in the said frustum of a cone, which would be perforated to form flaps 0 like those shown in Fig. 2.. A hat body D is indicated in dotted lines, and the brim bat turned up from the hollowcone, to cover the edge of the hat, isalso shown in dotted lines at c. A casing F is shown joined to the margin of the hollow frustum to fit it to the forming machine.

In Fig. 5 a hollow cone A is shown for form- 1 ing the body bat B, and a frustum G of another hollow cone isshown joined to its base, a casingF being provided to lead the exhaust to the surface of both cones. The body cone A being inverted, the frustum G is supported with its open mouth upward, so that the hat body can be inserted therein after the bat is formed. The bat is shown at B and a hat body inside it at D, the bat for the brim being formed inside the section G, and shown turned down over the edge of the hat body in dotted lines at c.

Figs. 6 to 9 show means for forming the brim bat apart from the body bat, and convenientlyjoining them to the hat body. Fig. 6 showsa cone A deep enough to form a body bat B upon its upper part and a brim bat beneath it; the latter being formed as an annular piece or ring, detached from the body hat by an unperforated space a upon the cone, and the continuity of the ring C being also broken by a section e unperforated in the line of the brim. The fur would be deposited upon all the perforated surfaces of the cone simultaneously and the hat body B then applied over the body bat D. The brim bat can be removed from the cone after the bodyD is placed over the bat B, and applied to the brim at c as before; the section 6 being proportioned so that the ends of the bat (J may be joined together, as at d Fig.7 showsa frustum of aconI-Iadapted for formingasimilar brim bat in an unbroken ring, the same being indicated at O by dotted lines; and Fig. 8 shows the under side of such cone, provided with across bar f for handling it, when removed from the turn-table I upon which the cone would be set to deposit the fur. The same cone is shown in section in Fig. '9, its smaller end being closed by a concave plate 2', and a handle h being fitted in the hollow of the plate for lifting the cone from theturntable. In the same figure is shown ahollow coneA for forming the body bat' B,.the open mouth of the cone being held upward by a casing F secured to its base.

The hat body-D and bat B are indicated'in dotted and full lines respectively, within the cone, and the brim bat 0 upon the coneH is shown immediately over it, ready for insertion inside the brim of the hat body. By pressing the brim bat within the hat body, it soon adheres, and the cone H can then be removed, leaving the body D with both outer and inner brims properly covered with a napping bat.

From the abovedescription it will be seen that the essential feature of my improvements, in forming the napping bats, consists in forming the body bat and brim bat of exactly the size required to fit the previously sized hat body. My improvements also consist in the mode of applying the mapping bat to the outer surface of a hat body and the inner surface of the hat brim in a continuous operation, by applying the hat body to both bats upon the forming cone or cones where they were deposited. Some of the devices shown effect the formation of the batin more suitable shape for application to both sides of the hat body. Thus, the bat formedin the double hollow cone shown in Fig. 5 can be applied to the body without any joints in the bat, or any rupture of its substance, as the hat body can befolded up before its insertion, to avoid contact with the brim bat, which can be turned down'and fit perfectly inside Ito the b'rimiof the body after the latter has been opened and pressed againstthe .bodybat.

I am fully aware thatthe forming of nap ping bats upon the outer and inner sides of cones, as described herein, has been previmatic rubbers Working upon the inner or outer surface of the forming cone. itself.

My invention accomplishes the sticking upon a fiat surface, and where the hat body is in conical'form it requires that the bat and hat bodyshould be removed from the cone,

and subjected tothe-mechanical action of flat rubbersorjiggers pressed upon one orboth sides of the flattened or folded body. Such a jigger is shown in Figs. 14 and 15, and con- .sists in a rubbing block J, of the same shape as the folded hat body D; and an eccentric Kiand'connection K for vibrating the block to and fro over a tableL. This table is shown as -:a :hollow steam box, provided with inlet andoutlet pipes; and thus imparts a dry heat -'tothe hat body laid upon it. Such a device operates effectively, but the hat body requires a piece'of paper or similar material placed inside it, asatg,'to prevent the adherence of theiadjacent-new fibers.

By making the block J of the same shape as the hat body and applying it within the margin of the folded edges, as; shown in the drawings, the formation ofcreases at each fold is prevented, and the need of frequent crozing prevented. The block would be made enough smallerthan the folded hat body to permit its vibration without rubbing over the folds, and the folds would thusescape pressure,and the bat could be stuck to the body within such folds by removing the hat body, refolding it inanew position, and subjecting it again to the pressing and rubbing action of the block. I

In all the methods for sticking upon a flat surface, the block or jigger must be applied tolall parts of the hatbody, so as to bring all parts of its surface under the frictional c0ntact, in succession. A flat carrier M is shown in.Figs..10 to 13, shaped to fit inside-the hat body, and presents opposite flat surfaces to a pair of opposed rubbers or jiggers N.

.Fig..10 shows amachine for vibrating the rubbers while the holder stands still; and Fig..12 a machine for vibrating the holder itself in apeculiar manner between two stationary blocks N. 1n both views, 0 is the bed plate of the machine, and P its frame.

Q is a rotating crank for producing the vibrating motion; and'S rods adapted to sus- 'tain theblocks N and remove them at pleasure fromtheircontact with the body D.

.In Fig. 10 the rods S are pivoted below the plate'O to anoscillating lever T, the latter being operated by a connection Z to the crank Q.

A spring m draws the blocks together and presses them against the"bod y,.and atoggle jointed link U and connecting rod n serve to separate the-rods. R and blocks N by their connection to a treadle V. By thus withdrawing the blocks from the hat .body, the latter can be turnedinto a new positionfupon the carrier M, or replaced by another body if desired.

' In Fig. 12-the blocks are sustainedupon levers Wwhich are jointed at 0, and con-- nected with a toggle and treadle as in Fig. 10, for-separating the blocks at pleasure, a spring W operating on the treadle to close the blocks on the body. 1 1

The holder is shown attached to a rod 19 which is connected directly to the pin of .the crank Q and thus receives a circular motion at its lower end. The rod passes/through a pivoted sleeveq between the crank and the;

holder, and slides therein .as .the crank rotat'es, thus impartinga similar circular movement to the holder itself. I 1' In Fig. 11 the sleeve q is shown' detaclied' from the bearings r, 4", whichsecureit to the bed plate 0 and the holder isashown'apart from the machine with a hat body Dstretched over it. The carrier is represented as formed with a recess 8 in it's'interior andisprovided with an inlet 25 and pipe u for ieading ste'am within the same. I i.

In Figs. 10 and 12, the hat body-is shown" in section, and in the latter figure the holder is partly cut openjto show:the. messy-and openings 1: leading steam therefromitothelin-i terior of the hat body.-

In Fig. l3,'one of the rubbing blocks N- is--' shown detached from the machine, with a part of its lever W. A pipe 15 is also shown upon this block, and by recessing and perforating the block, like the carrier, jetsof steam can be applied to the outside of the hat body when required. As I yfind a partially dry heat preferable to lzot water in the sticking operation, for reasons apart from the mere sticking of the bats, I preferto employ superheated steam for the sticking process, and thereby avoid much-of the condensation produced by the use of wet steam.

To secure the advantages of this improvement, the steam must be heated'above- 300' Fahrenheit, and pains taken to avoid chilling it in its passage fI'OIiIthG superheater to the sticking machine. When thus heated,

of the hat body during'the sticking operation with the effect of greatly hastening the process. The heat supplied to the body by such steamtends to vaporizeany water that may condense upon the'fibers, and thus leaves the goods in the driest condition possible; consistent-with the use of steam at all. I 5

From the above description it will be seen that the greater part of the improvements may be effected with mechanism materially;

the steam may be .projected against any part 7 different from that described herein; which is shown chiefly to illustrate the processes devised. Rotary rubbers may also be used for the purpose, as the improvement does not consist in any particular kind of rubber, but in sticking the bat between flat surfaces. It is obvious that the hat body might be laid upon a somewhat convex or concave surface, or even upon a corrugated surface; and rubbed with blocks of corresponding shape, as well as upon a perfectly flat surface. As all such devices would involve the removal of the body and its attached bat from the forming cone before sticking and the folding of the body into a flat form, and as such surfaces would operate substantially the same as a flat surface, upon the fibers,Iconsider my invention and claims to include such modifications.

I have not claimed broadly herein the sticking of a nap bat to a previously felted hatbody by a combined pressing and rubbing action, as I have made such claim in my application,Serial No. 53,307, filed February 21, 1882. Such claim was allowed to me in my present application in interference proceedings with United States Patent No. 255,260, issued March 21, 1882, to W. E. Doubleday.

1am aware that previously felted hat bodies have been caused'by pressure to adhere to a newly formed nap bat so that the bodies and bats might be stuck and scalded in the manner heretofore common, by hand -rubbing'; but such adherence of a nap bat is altogether insufficient to prepare it for a scalding operation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a conical hat body, of a napping-bat of conical shape adapted to fit the hat body and notched at its margin to form a conical frustum when folded over the edge of the hat body upon its opposite side, as set forth.

2. A forming cone having two sets of perforations to form a single bat, the first set being disposed upon the top of the cone to form a body bat in conical shape to fit the whole of one side of a conical hat body, and the other set being disposed below the first, and arranged toform a brim bat in the'shape of a conical frustum, to fit upon the opposite side of the hat body around the edge thereof, substantially as herein set forth.

3. The method herein described for sticking a napping bat to a previously felted hat.

body, which consists in first applying the napping bat to the felted hat body, then supbody,which consists in first applying the nap ping bat to the felted hat body, then supporting the hat body and the napping bat together in a flattened condition, and then subjecting both sides of the same to a combined pressing and rubbing action, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set WILLIAM A. BAGLIN.

my hand in the'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

THOS. S. CRANE, O. O. HERRICK. 

